HI, Is there a place to find a description for what a script does? Some are self-explanatory from the title, but some not.
Thanks, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:06 PM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dan, > > You can find a number of system AppleScripts in the /Library/Scripts > folder. Use the Command-Shift-G "go to folder" shortcut in Finder, > then type or paste in: > /Library/Scripts > Into the dialog box and press return. Note the slash character before > "Library" that indicates this is a system level folder, and not one > under your user account. That's slash, "Library", slash, "Scripts". > On older versions of the operating system (e.g., Leopard and Tiger), > there were more examples under the AppleScript Editor. In fact, a > quick way to find the above examples is to launch the AppleScript > Editor (Command-Shift-U in Finder to move to the Utilities folder, > quickly press "a p" to move to the AppleScript Editor, then use > Command-Down arrow to open it.). Once you've opened the AppleScript > editor, simply go to the help menu on the menu bar and arrow down. > There are options for "Show AppleScript Language Guide" and "Open > Example Scripts Folder". If you just want to go to the example scripts > without reading any of the other options, use either Control-F2 or VO- > M to move to the menu bar in AppleScrript Editor, Left arrow to > "Help"' arrow down into the menu, then press Command-Down arrow to > move to the last menu entry, which will be for opening the example > scripts folder, and press return to go there in Finder. > > By the way, your "From:" name on this list now shows up as a hyphen. I > had a hard time finding this post to reply to it, since I've been > travelling and went "no mail", and read this on the web when I didn't > have time to reply. I only recognized you from your "XB" signature. > You might want to edit your Google Group account settings and change > your "nickname" from the hyphen character if this setting wasn't > deliberate. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Sep 2, 8:42 am, - <[email protected]> wrote: >> I use a command in terminal to set the audio volume. I found it on the >> internet as an example of using the osascript command to runapplescripts. >> >> This"set Volume" script was already in the system and suggests there are >> others also. Does anyone know whatscriptsmight exist already and how to >> find them? A web resource would be good. >> >> Thanks. >> >> XB > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
